Whitmore v. Arkansas, No. 88-7146 (U.S. Supreme Court) (495 U.S. 149; 110 S.Ct. 1717) (April 24, 1990) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case the Supreme Court set forth the parameters under which a "next friend" achieves "standing" to bring suit in a Federal court. As an initial matter, the Court noted that, in order to have standing to sue in federal court, a plaintiff must show that he has suffered ...
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